Improvement in self-waiting tables



W. W. PATTESON.

Self-Waiting Tables.

Patented May 6, 1873.

a m L W Attorneys.

UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM W. PATTESON, OF GRAVVFORD SPRINGS,VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN sELF-lNAlTlNG TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,687, dated May 6,1873 application filed February 21, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W. W. PATTESON, of Crawford Springs, in the countyof Augusta and in the State of Virginia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Dinin g-Table and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the acoompanying drawing and to the letters of referencemarked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a dining-table with revolving center, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation, part in section, of my invention, and Fig.2 is a plan view of the same.

A A represent four legs constructed in any suitable manner, andconnected by means of four cross-bars, B Band C G. The bars B B crosseach other in the center, and are let into each other and at each end isa hook or catch, a, to fas. en in the legs, in substantially the samemanner as an ordinary bedjoint, the upper surfaces of the bars beingflush with the upper ends of the legs. The bars 0 O are connectedtogether in the same manner, and attached by hooks or catches to thelegs at a suitable height above the floor. The tabletop D is made in twosections hinged together so as to be folded for shipment, and whenplaced on the frame is fastened to the legs A A by means of hooks b b.In the center of the top D is out out a circular piece, D which revolvesaround a vertical center shaft, E, and upon rollers e e placed inrecesses on the upper surfaces of the bars B B, around the outer edge ofthe circular revolving piece D is I so that any dishes or plates, 850.,placed upoi the revolving part D, cannot project beyon1 the same, andinterfere with the articles upoi the stationary part of the table. Drepre sents a smaller disk supported by pillars 0 above the center oftherevolving part D th shaft E passing up through the center of th same.The disk D may be stationary or re movable, as desired, and is intendedto b used for salt-stands, glasses, &c., and also t be used as a casterby having suitable hole for the bottles. This revolving structure iturned by means of small knobs t' t' attache to the rim d of the part DIn the drawing I have represented a fly brush connected 'to a stem, I,and secured t the vertical shaft E, the said shaft being turner by meansof a treadle, cord, and pulley. 1 rubberband, m, connected to thepulley, cause the shaft to revolve in an opposite directioi when thepressure upon the treadle is remover These devices may be applied to mytable, 1' desired.

When the fly-brush is not required the ster I can be taken out and anysuitable ornamen put in its place.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new, and desireto secure b; Letters Patent, is-- The combination of the bisected andhinge top D, and bisected and hinged revolving to D detachable legs A,and crosspieces B anr 0, connected to the legs by the bed-joint hook a,substantially as and for the purposes se forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing have hereunto set my hand this1st day 0 February, 1873. I

WILLIAM W. PATTESON.

Witnesses:

LORENZO SHAW, RICHARD L. PATTEsoN.

